1. Young K, de Nabuco Abreu C. Internet addiction: a handbook and guide to evaluation and treatment. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons; 2011. This handbook, the first to address the conceptual and psychological factors associated with IA, was written by leading IA researchers.
2. Griffiths MD. Technological addictions. Clin Psychol Forum. 1995;76:14–9. This study, the first to address technologic behavioral addiction, has inspired many studies on cyberaddictions.
3. Carbonell X, Guardiola E, Beranuy M, Bellés A. A bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature on Internet, video games, and cell phone addiction. J Med Libr Assoc. 2009;97:102–7.
4. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5). Arlington, VA: Author; 2013. The latest DSM from the APA includes IGD in section III of its appendix.
5. Petry NM, O'Brien CP. Internet gaming disorder and the DSM‐5. Addiction. 2013;108(7):1186–7. This brief editorial, the first article to address the inclusion of IGD in the DSM-5, clarifies its role in facilitating research.